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Ministry of Science & Technology
Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh today left for London on a 6-day visit where he will hold series of meetings with the counterpart British Ministers, Indian diaspora, StartUps and academicians
The visit assumes significance as it is happening for the first time after the new Government headed by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak took over in the United Kingdom
Dr Jitendra Singh is leading a high-level official Indian delegation of the Ministry of Science & Technology on a 6-day visit to UK
Union Minister of State  Ministry of Science and Technology; Minister of State  Ministry of Earth Science; MoS PMO, Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances, Pensions, Space and Atomic Energy, Dr Jitendra Singh today left for London on a 6-day visit, as the head of a high-level official Indian delegation, where he is scheduled to hold a series of meetings with his counterpart Ministers in the Government of United Kingdom as well as with the Indian diaspora, StartUps and academicians.
The visit assumes significance as it is happening for the first time after the new Government headed by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak took over in the United Kingdom.
The Union Minister’s itinerary includes one to one meeting with the UK Minister for Science, Research and Innovation, George William Freeman, the UK Minister in Foreign Affairs for Middle East, North Africa, South Asia and United Nations, Commonwealth & Development Office , Lord Ahmad, Industry engagements including meeting with Rolls Royce group of Automobile manufacturers and and a crucial meeting with UK's Science Innovation Council.
Dr Jitendra Singh will also visit academic institutions including Oxford, University of Surrey, Imperial College London and Cambridge University. He is scheduled to visit premier scientific centres including Satellite Applications Catapult, Rutherford Appleton Labs and Science Museum .
Other engagements of Dr Jitendra Singh over the 6 days include an interactive meet with the Indian diaspora in the United Kingdom and an exclusive interaction with the Indian students studying in the UK. There will also be showcasing of UK-India research projects and greeting of students with India links.
The media interactions by the Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh will include interactions with the British media covering science beat as well as general interaction with media persons and an exclusive interaction with journalists representing Indian media in London.
During the visit, the Minister will also be briefed by the Chief Scientific Advisor to the Government of United Kingdom, Dame Angela McLean and FDCO Chief Scientist, Charlotte Watts.
On 28th April, the Minister will be hosted a dinner reception with top University leaders and academicians, Royal Society Fellows, innovators, and intellectuals of the United Kingdom.
Ministry of Culture
A day-long National seminar “Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose: Rashtravaad Aur Yuva Sarokaar" organized at Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh
To commemorate 125th birth anniversary of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose, the Indira Gandhi National Center for Arts  under Ministry of Culture, Government of India organized a day-long National seminar at Jabalpur , on the subject "Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose: Rashtravaad Aur Yuva Sarokaar " on 5th March, 2021.
Shri Arif Mohammad Khan,Hon’ble Governor of Kerala inaugurated the program and the Minister of State  for Culture and Tourism, Shri Prahlad Singh Patel presided over the function.
On this occasion, Shri Arif Mohammed Khan described Netaji as 'Dhirpurush' and said that he was not worried about condemnation, praise or death. Mr. Arif Mohammad Khan said that Netaji set an example of supreme sacrifice.
While addressing the audience, Shri Patel said that Netaji has a deep connect with Jabalpur and it was from here that his life took a turn. His memories will always remain associated with Jabalpur and Seoni Jail, the Minister added. Shri Patel said that Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose is a source of inspiration for the youth. He further said that the youth should come forward to work in the interest of the country and society. Shri Prahlad Singh Patel explained that all this while justice was not done to Netaji, and now we are making sincere efforts to make up for it. It is in this sequence that Netaji's birth anniversary  has been declared to be celebrated as 'Parakram Divas' across the country.
Special invitees and speakers at the seminar included Netaji's nephew Shri Chandra Kumar Bose, Major General GD Bakshi, Professor Kapil Kumar, Dr. Raghav Sharan Sharma, Mr. S. Premanand Sharma, Mr. Devendra Sharma, Mr. Ravindra Vajpayee and Mr. Manish Tripathi joined from Singapore..
Ministry of Home Affairs
Parliament passes the Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu  Bill, 2019
Administrative Efficiency, Better Service Delivery and Effective Implementation of Central and State Government Schemes to be the Focus: Shri G. Kishan Reddy
Parliament passed the Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu  Bill, 2019 today. Union Minister of State for Home Affairs, Shri G. Kishan Reddy addressed the Rajya Sabha and said that the bill has been brought to provide for merger of union territories of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu, in view of fruitful utilization of manpower, improve administrative efficiency, reduce administrative expenditure and improve service delivery as well as facilitate better monitoring of schemes. It would also ensure better cadre management of employees, he added.
Shri Reddy said that there will be no change in administration and service conditions and reservation. Similarly, there will be no change in the status of Group III and IV employees. The merger would bring about administrative convenience, speedy development and effective implementation of central and state government schemes. The new entity would be called the UT of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu and would be governed under the jurisdiction of the Bombay High Court, he added.
Informing about the rationale behind bringing the amendment, Shri Reddy said that there are two secretariats and parallel departments which consume infrastructure and manpower in each Union territory. The Administrator, Secretaries, and Heads of certain departments functions in both the Union territories on alternate days affecting their availability to people and monitoring functioning of subordinate staff. The subordinate employees of both the Union territories are separate. Further, various departments of the Government of India have to co-ordinate with both the Union territories separately, causing duplication of works.
Having two separate constitutional and administrative entities in both the Union territories leads to lot of duplicity, inefficiency and wasteful expenditure. Further, this also causes unnecessary financial burden on the Government. Besides these, there are various challenges for cadre management and career progression of employees. Availability of more officers and infrastructure would help in more efficient implementation of flagship schemes of the government, the Shri Reddy said.
The bill was earlier passed by Lok Sabha on November 27, 2019.
Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers
Complaint to NPPA
Companies introducing 22 drugs without prior approval of the National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority  have been issued notices. The list of companies and the drugs are as in the list below:
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Name of the Company
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Name of the Drug
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1
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Alembic Pharmaceuticals Ltd
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Resync 75/50 mg
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2
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Alembic Pharmaceuticals Ltd
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Trivogo tablet
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3
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Biocon limited
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Blisto Trio 0.2/500/2 mg
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4
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Biocon limited
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Blisto Trio 0.2/500/1 mg
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5
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BoehringerIngelheim India Pvt. Ltd and Kemwell Biopharma Pvt. Ltd
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Buscogast plus Tablets
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6
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Cipla Limited
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Hepcvel Tablets
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7
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Dr. Reddy,s Laboratories Ltd
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Resof total 400/100 mg
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8
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Eris Life Sciences Pvt Ltd
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Cyblex MV 80.3
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9
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Eris Life Sciences Pvt Ltd
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Cyblex M 30
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10
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Eris Life Sciences Pvt Ltd
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Cyblex M 60
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11
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Eris Life Sciences Pvt Ltd
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Cyblex MV 80.2
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12
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Eris Life Sciences Pvt Ltd
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Cyblex M 80
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13
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Eris Life Sciences Pvt Ltd
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Cyblex M 40
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14
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Hetero Healthcare Limited
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Velasof Tablets
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15
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Hetero Healthcare Limited / Cadila Healthcare Limited
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Sovip V Tablets
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16
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Ipca Laboratories Limited
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Pacimol Active
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17
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lupin limited
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Gluconorm VG pluse-1
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18
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lupin limited
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Gluconorm VG pluse-2
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19
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Sanofi India Limited
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Amaryl MV 0.2 mg /500/1 mg
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20
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Sanofi India Limited
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Amaryl MV 0.2 mg /500/1 mg pack of 15 tabs
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21
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Unichem Laboratories pvt.ltd
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Tritelsar-80+5 similer formulation
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22
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Wockhardt Liited and Medibios Laboratories Limited
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Alphadopa 500mg tab
The NPPA regularly takes action against such companies as per provisions of the Drugs  Order, 2013  which has been issued under the Essential Commodities Act, 1955. The NPPA has so far issued demand notices for an amount of Rs. 101 crore against defaulting companies. Out of this, an amount of Rs. 5.56 crore has been recovered and demand notices amounting to Rs. 89.31 crore are under litigation.
Cases of new drugs are identified from the market-based data being referred to by the NPPA. In addition, new drug cases are also identified through complaint or information received from other sources.
This information was given in a written reply by the Union Minister for the Chemicals & Fertilizers, Shri D .V. Sadananda Gowda in the Lok Sabha today.
Ministry of Science & Technology
DST-INSPIRE Faculty fellow conducting research and development for unique optical materials and optics for energy self-sustenance
Solar optics and materials development group led by Dr. Adersh Asok, a DST-INSPIRE Faculty fellow, has facilitated the development of experimental and computational optics at CSIR-NIIST for the past 5 years.
Focusing on optical materials and optical engineering for smart solar energy management, Dr. Asok and his group have recently identified a unique synergism of planar optics with functional optical materials. The study was published in the journal ACS Appl. Nano Mater. 2020 can help intelligent and efficient solar light energy management. Further, using the fundamental understanding generated from these findings, the group has devised new approaches for enhancing light-matter interactions, and tailored light propagation, a perspective on this was published in the Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry 2022. This can help meet the unmet developments in the energy, environment, and healthcare arena.
Two technologies developed by him include Dynamic Power Windows, a technology innovation that can offer adaptable transparency  and clean electricity generation in a single platform. Innovative and industrially scalable planar light concentrators and diffusers that enable game-changing solar light management technologies having targeted applications for BIPV/T and Agrivoltaics sectors.
His research team has successfully prototyped the technological innovations with the support of CSIR, DST-INSPIRE faculty scheme, and Industry funding. Realising the immediate technology development potential for the developed technology innovations, an MoU was exchanged between CSIR-NIIST and ISAAC-SUPSI, Swiss BIPV Competence Centre, Switzerland.
“The next steps are to climb higher technology readiness levels to benchmark and develop innovative products for BIPV/T and Agrivoltaics sector by strengthening National and International partnerships,” told Dr. Adersh.
The technologies have significant commercial value, strongly supporting Innovate India, Smart Cities, Smart Village, Make in India, and UN sustainable development goals.
Dr. Adersh Asok, holding a prototype of a planar solar concentrator, and in the background, the prototype of the developed DPW technology is visible.
His research on unique optical materials and optics for Dynamic Power Windows , Building Integrated Photovoltaics/Thermal , and Agrivoltaics, along with his R&D group, can help move towards energy self-sustenance.
Publication link:
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10973-021-11191-6
For more details, Dr. Adersh Asok  can be contacted.
Ministry of Defence
Successful Flight Test of SMART
Supersonic Missile Assisted Release of Torpedo  has been successfully flight tested today 5th Oct 2020 at 1145 hrs from Wheeler Island off the coast of Odisha. All the mission objectives including missile flight upto the range and altitude, separation of the nose cone, release of Torpedo and deployment of Velocity Reduction Mechanism  have been met perfectly.
The tracking stations  along the coast and the telemetry stations including down range ships monitored all the events.
SMART is a missile assisted release of lightweight Anti-Submarine Torpedo System for Anti-Submarine Warfare  operations far beyond Torpedo range.This launch and demonstration is significant in establishing Anti-Submarine warfare capabilities.
A number of DRDO laboratories including DRDL, RCI Hyderabad, ADRDE Agra, NSTL Visakhapatnam have developed the technologies required for SMART.
Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh congratulated the DRDO Scientists for the important feat.
Secretary DD R&D & Chairman DRDO Dr G Satheesh Reddy, said that SMART is a game changer technology demonstration in the Anti-Submarine Warfare.
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Ministry of Finance
DEA holds Sustainable Finance Collaborative consultation with UNDP
The Department of Economic Affairs , Ministry of Finance, Government of India, in collaboration with the United Nations Development Programme India launched the Sustainable Finance Collaborative on 26th August 2020. The consultation was held on 26th, 27th and 28th August over virtual platform which brought forth thematic discussions around some key aspects of Sustainable Finance.
The Collaborative saw a host of thematic discussions centred around the broad scope of Sustainable Finance architecture in India. It included dialogues on critical elements such as the barriers to deploying new and innovative financing such as impact investing, role of blended finance instruments, green finance instruments for sustainable development, need for taxonomy of environmentally sustainable activities, sustainability related disclosures by corporates, and preparing the financial sector for the risks posed by climate change and other environmental and social issues.
Around 220 delegates representing different ministries and departments of Government of India, Indian financial sector regulators, Multilateral Development Banks, bilateral partner agencies, UN entities, financial institutions, impact and commercial investors, corporates, industry associations, Civil Society Organizations and academia participated in the dialogue.
The Collaborative provided valuable insights and tangible recommendations that would be helpful in developing a Sustainable Finance framework/roadmap for India.
Ministry of Rural Development
Training and Employment of Rural Youth
Ministry of Rural Development is undertaking two initiatives in skill development under the National Rural Livelihoods Mission  which are as follows:
Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Grameen Kaushalya Yojana  is a placement linked skill development program which allows skilling in a PPP mode and assured placements in regular jobs in an organization not owned by the skilled person. A total of 2.28 lakh youths have been trained in the year 2018-19 against a target of skilling of 2 lakh rural youth.
Skill development through Rural Self Employment and Training Institutes , thereby enabling the trainee to take Bank credit and start his/her own Micro-enterprise. Some of such trainees may also seek regular salaried jobs. Under this scheme, a total of 4.03 lakh youths have been skilled in the year 2018-19 against a target of skilling of 3.95 lakh youth.
DDU-GKY is being undertaken as PPP Project all over the country through Project Implementing Agencies  registered with the Ministry of Rural Development. Further, Guidelines of the scheme mandate State Governments to take up skill training projects with Corporate Social Responsibility funding.
DDU-GKY Guidelines provide for setting apart 15% of the funds of the funds at for national level beneficiaries from among minority groups.
DDU-GKY and RSETI schemes covers rural parts of all the States of the country.
This information was given in a written reply by the Union Minister for Rural Development, Shri Narendra Singh Tomar in the Lok Sabha today.
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NITI Aayog
NITI Aayog Launches Geospatial Energy Map of India
Geospatial Energy Map of India was launched by Dr Rajiv Kumar , Dr V K Saraswat , and Shri Amitabh Kant  on 18 October 2021. Dr K Sivan, Chairman ISRO & Secretary Department of Space attended the launch event.
NITI Aayog in collaboration with Indian Space Research Organisation  has developed a comprehensive Geographic Information System  Energy Map of India with the support of Energy Ministries of Government of India. The GIS map provides a holistic picture of all energy resources of the country which enables visualisation of energy installations such as conventional power plants, oil and gas wells, petroleum refineries, coal fields and coal blocks, district-wise data on renewable energy power plants and renewable energy resource potential, etc through 27 thematic layers.
The map attempts to identify and locate all primary and secondary sources of energy and their transportation/transmission networks to provide a comprehensive view of energy production and distribution in a country. It is a unique effort aimed at integrating energy data scattered across multiple organizations and to present it in a consolidated, visually appealing graphical manner. It leverages latest advancements in web-GIS technology and open-source software to make it interactive and user friendly. The Geospatial Energy Map of India will be useful in planning and making investment decisions. It will also aid in disaster management using available energy assets.
Dr Rajiv Kumar, Vice Chairman, NITI Aayog, while launching the GIS-based Energy Map of India, stated GIS-mapping of energy assets will be useful for ensuring real-time and integrated planning of energy sector of India, given its large geographical distribution and interdependence. “Energy markets have immense potential to bring in efficiency gains. Going forward, GIS-based mapping of energy assets will be advantageous to all concerned stakeholders and will help in accelerating the policy-making process. Fragmented data has been brought together; this will be a great research instrument.”
The GIS based Energy Map of India can be accessed at– https://vedas.sac.gov.in/energymap.
Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports
Online portal to help sportspersons and coaches to get cash awards and benefits with ease
Mumbai /Delhi | July 11, 2022
As Digital India continues to empower citizens, the Online portal launched by the Centre for Schemes of Department of Sports has made applying for cash awards and seeking other available benefits by sportspersons and coaches, easy and transparent.
Deserving athletes and sportsperson will no longer be required to route their applications through respective Sports Federations and await the outcome. They can now directly apply on the web portal dbtyas-sports.gov.in as per their eligibilities. Sportspersons can apply for cash award schemes within 6 months from last date of closing of the particular sports event. The online portal also facilitates real time tracking of applications.
This portal can be used for filling up applications for the three major schemes of the Sports Ministry – viz : i. Scheme of Cash Awards for Medal Winners in International Sports Events and their Coaches, ii. Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay National Welfare for Sportspersons, and iii. Pension to Meritorious Sportsperson Scheme. Meanwhile, the Government has extended the pension benefits to the athletes of the Deaflympics also.
The verification process in all three schemes has been eased to a great extent to reduce the processing time. Earlier system of routing applications through Sports Federations and their manual scrutiny took considerable time, going up to 1-2 years in some cases.
Union Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports Anurag Thakur has termed this initiative revolutionary, saying this will help bringing in transparency and accountability. The new portal has been integrated with DBT-MIS which will enable transfer of funds to the sportspersons directly into their bank accounts, thus fulfilling the objectives of Government of India’s Direct Benefit Transfer Mission.
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Ministry of Defence
Golden Globe Race # GGR 2018 – Commander Abhilash Tomy, KC rescued safely by FV Osiris
Golden Globe Race # GGR 2018 Commander Abhilash Tomy of the Indian Navy, representing India in the Golden Globe Race 2018 on an indigenously built sailing vessel ‘Thuriya’ was dismasted and suffered a back injury on 21 Sep 18. On 24 Sep 18, at about 1130 hrs Indian Time, French Fishing Vessel  Osiris reached in vicinity of ‘Thuriya’ and carried out a successful rescue operation. Indian Navy’s P8I aircraft was also maintaining in the area providing close support and monitoring the rescue operations. Cdr Abhilash Tomy was rescued by a boat and rescue team from FV Osiris. The rescue team shifted Cdr Abhilash in a stretcher from ‘Thuriya’ to Osiris using their Gemini boat. Cdr Abhilash has been reported to be conscious and has been provided with initial medical care. He is presently safe onboard Osiris. Osiris is proceeding to rescue the second sailor from his damaged boat Hanley. Thereafter, Osiris will be moving to take shelter at Ile Amsterdam/ Ile S. Paul about 100 nautical miles north of the rescue position. Indian Naval Ship Satpura is closing the islands to take Cdr Abhilash onboard and bring him back to India safely.
The Indian Navy is truly indebted to all the agencies involved in this rescue operation, especially Royal Australian Navy and FV Osiris for their timely and proactive help.
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Ministry of Minority Affairs
Union Minister for Minority Affairs Shri Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi stressed on the need to practice swachhta in our daily life
Union Minister for Minority Affairs Shri Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi stressed the need of cleanliness of our inner and outer self. Speaking at the SWACHHTA HI SEWA programme at Maulana Azad Educational Foundation here today, Shri Naqvi said that we should not only clean the environment around us, but also ensure a clean mind and positive thinking.
Addressing the large gathering of the trainees of Delhi’s eight Project Implementation Agencies, Shri Naqvi said that we have to start Swachchhta Programme from our self and it should be continued as a habit. He appreciated the spirit and discipline of the participant trainees in the cleanliness drive, and appealed the audience to fulfil the Swachchhta Mission of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi.
Shri Naqvi participated in the SHRAMDAAN activities at the programme venue along with film star Annu Kapoor, singer Sabri Brothers and other dignitaries. A huge number of eminent persons took part in the SHRAMDAAN at the place. Shri Naqvi also planted a sapling at the campus of Maulana Azad Educational Foundation.